Poultry marker



April 19, 1932. O JACOBSQN 1,855,052

POULTRY MARKER Filed F 1951 INVE fl RNEY Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITEDSTATES OSCAR A. JACOBSON, OF ZUIMBROTA, MINNESOTA POULTRY Mummy.

Application filed February 27, 1931. Serial 1%. 518,831?

This invention relates to poultry markers and has for an object theprovision of a marker which is simple and cheap to manufacture, and maybe quickly adjusted to position without the use of tools, and inaddition, will be securely held in place without discomfort to thewearer and may not be removed without cutting.

With the above and other objects in view,

30 the invention further includes the following novel features anddetails of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view illustrating the use of theinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a view of the blank. Figure 4 is a perspective view showingthe adjacent ends of the marker separated.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates theblank from which the marker is made. This blank may be constructed ofaluminum, tin or other suitable bendable material and comprises a striphaving one end bent so as to form a flexible hook 12, while the oppositeend of the strip is reversely bent to provide a hook 13.

In addition, the strip has extending lat- :5 erally from opposite edges,oppositely arranged tabs 14 which are adapted to be bent over the stripand toward each other, while the tabs 14: have extending therefrom tabs15, which are slightly spaced from the strip The marker may containsuitable indicia as indicated at 16 in Figure 3 of the drawings, and isadapted to be placed around the leg as shown in Figures 1 and 2. In thisposition the hooks 12 and 13 are engaged with the hook 12 disposed underthe tabs 14: so as to prevent their accidental separation. The tabs 15are bent downward upon the inner face of the band as shown in Figures 2and 4 of the drawings and provides safety tabs to prevent the overlappedends of the band from moving relatively and contracting or reducing thesize of the band after its application.

The invention provides a marker which may be readily and securelyadjusted to position by pressure of the fingers and without the use oftools so that danger of injury from such tools is avoided. With themarker strip positioned about a leg, the hook 12 is inserted under theflaps 14 so that the free end thereof will lock with the hook 13 andprevent separation of the ends of the strip 10 and consequently preventthe loss or accidental removal of the marker from the leg. As the hooksand tabs are upon the inside of the band, when once the marker isapplied it will be securely held in position and cannot be removedwithout cutting. The marker may be made in various standard sizes.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properlv fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A poultry markercomprising a strip of bendable material, reversely arranged hooks atopposite ends of the strip to connect the ends thereof and provide aband, and bendable means carried by the strip to prevent accidentalseparation of the hook engaged ends of said strip.

2. A poultry marker comprising a strip of bendable material, reverselyarranged hooks at opposite ends of the strip to connect the ends thereofand provide a band, and 0ppositely disposed bendable tabs extending fromthe edges of the strip for engagement over the hooked ends to preventaccidental separation of the latter.

3. A poultry marker formed from a single piece of bendable material andcompris- 5 ing an elongated strip, reversely arranged hooks at oppositeends of the strip to connect the ends of the latter and provide a band,and oppositely disposed bendable tabs extending from the edges of thestrip for 100 engagement over the hooked ends to prevent accidentalseparation of said ends.

4. A poultry marker comprising a strip of bendable material, reverselyarranged hooks at opposite ends of the strip to connect the ends thereofand provide a band, oppositely disposed bendable tabs extending from theedges of the strip for engagement over the hooked ends to preventaccidental separation of the latter, and bendable means carried by saidtabs to prevent relative inward movement of the'ends of the strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

, OSCAR A. JACOBSON.

